Episode guide

Animal Armageddon

Series 1

Animal Armageddon

  • Death Rays

    An insight into the prehistoric past of Earth's animal life. 450 million years ago, the planet plummets into a long Ice Age. The former rulers of the sea are swept aside.

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  • Hell on Earth

    Revealing how Earth's animal life survived prehistoric catastrophe. After a volcanic apocalypse, the first amphibians start to crawl out of water and inhabit the land.

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  • Doomsday

    Revealing how Earth's species have evolved through catastrophe. 65 million years ago, a massive comet strikes the planet. The reign of the dinosaurs comes to a brutal end.

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  • Panic in the Sky

    The story of how Earth's animals have evolved through catastrophe. When the dinosaurs' reign comes to an end, it's the tiny mammal scavengers who inherit the globe.

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  • The Great Dying

    A visually stunning look at how animal life has endured catastrophe. 250 million years ago, a volcanic assault wreaks havoc. 90 per cent of Earth's species perish.

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  • Strangled

    The story of how Earth's animals have evolved through catastrophe. 200 million years ago, intense heat and toxic gases blanket the globe. The dinosaurs struggle to survive.

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  • Fire and Ice

    The story of how animals have evolved through disaster. 75,000 years ago, the supervolcano Toba blows its top. Many species die off, and our own ancestors almost perish.

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  • The Next Extinction

    The series about the impact of catastrophe on earth's animals here concludes with a look at what the future may hold. Could mankind survive an asteroid impact?

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